Report: Drivers Transporting Nuclear Material Arrested For Public Intoxication, Bar Fights

[kpete]

Source: Talking Points Memo

Report: Drivers Transporting Nuclear Material Arrested For Public Intoxication, Bar Fights

Over three years, there were 16 alcohol-fueled "incidents" involving employees of the Office of Secure Transportation, a federal office responsible for safely driving nuclear weapons and material around the country.

That's according a report out today from the Energy Department's inspector general, prompted by complaints that alcohol abuse and alcohol-related incidents involving current agents "were some of the biggest problems facing OST."

The report does not provide many specifics. It does, however, describe the two of them, saying they were of the "greatest concern."

*****Of the 16 incidents, 2 were of the greatest concern because they occurred during secure transportation missions while the Agents were in Rest Overnight Status, which occurs during extended missions where convoy vehicles are placed in a safe harbor and Agents check into local area hotels. In 2007, an Agent was arrested for public intoxication, and, in 2009, two Agents were handcuffed and temporarily detained by police officers after an incident at a local bar. OST management took what appeared to be appropriate action in these cases. However, in our judgment, alcohol incidents such as these, as infrequent as they may be, indicate a potential vulnerability in OST's critical national security mission.

Read more: http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2010/11/report_drivers_transporting_nuclear_material_arres.php?ref=fpblg

[LuckyLib]

1. And we're worried about terra-ists coming in through the airports? Ha!

[smiley]

6. no we're not and our government isn't

http://www.examiner.com/homeland-security-in-chicago/less-than-1-percent-of-cargo-scanned-for-bombs

it's all security theater and perpetrated by the 9/11 myth.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

2. Oh great.

At the Hanford Nuclear Reservation in central Washington there have been stories of radioactive rabbits and rats. Now all we need is radioactive truck drivers.

[jmowreader]

4. They're not "stories"

They caught a radioactive rabbit out there two weeks ago.

[CanSocDem]

3. I've always thought...

...that irregardless of the destination, the weakest link in the whole nuclear proposition was the transportation of the material. As an ex long haul truck driver, I know that the infrastructure, not to mention the vehicles aren't up to par.

Now that you mention it, the availability of alcohol at most truck stops and the tendancy of drivers to drink too much is another thing to worry about and I hope this news alerts the public to the unsuitability of this product.

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[naaman fletcher]

5. let me get this straight:

There are zero incidences of the truckers doing anything wrong when they have critical cargo in their control. But, sometimes, when critical cargo is not in their control, they drink too much? EVERYBODY PANIC!!!!